CH 165

Outside the window, dark clouds covered the sky. Chen Ci anxiously watched the hurried figures walking back to the residential area. Then, for the n-th time, she turned to Mo Shu, who was leisurely swinging her tail around, and asked, "It's almost noon, yet Tang Yu still hasn't come back!"

In response, Mo Shu lazily yawned and stretched like a cat on the sofa, saying, "Don't worry; she's still alive."

Chen Ci closed the window, halting the breeze blowing into the bedroom. Then, while pacing around the room in agitation, she contemplated, "Should I call the police? Yin Zhao-an is still unconscious. What if Du Yuqing goes crazy and tortures Tang Yu to death again?"

Unable to bear Chen Ci's worried expression, Mo Shu hugged her and comforted her, "Don't worry; Tang Yu will be fine. If she's in danger, I'll save her. Okay?"

Chen Ci looked at Mo Shu with a touch of grievance but ultimately chose to nestle in her arms without saying a word.

…

Tang Yu lost track of time while trapped in the dark room, and she eventually fell into a trance once again. Amidst her trance, though, the door to the room opened once again.

Tang Yu instantly tensed up and looked vigilantly at the door when she heard it opening. However, she found that the person who entered was neither a servant nor Du Yuqing.

The person was a woman, and she seemed exhausted as she leaned against the wall for a moment to catch her breath before slowly walking toward Tang Yu.

"Yu-An."

Tang Yu's breath got caught in her throat. This voice! It was Four O'clock's!

In disbelief, Tang Yu looked at the frail woman in front of her. A few strands of hair were scattered across the other party's forehead, accentuating her pale complexion.

Four's lips were slightly curved upward, her lower lip bearing a dark red wound as if it had been bitten. There were also red marks and bruises on her neck, and Tang Yu found them impossible to ignore. As for Four's attire, she wore a black wide-collared chemise, with the hem just barely reaching her thighs.

Tang Yu subconsciously relaxed her guard in the face of the person before her. Firstly, the person seemed weak enough not to pose a threat. Secondly, due to their voice-acting collaboration, she had a favorable impression of Four and greatly admired her acting skills. However, she never expected that Four would be connected to Du Yuqing and end up getting injured like this.

Four sat down beside Tang Yu, supporting herself on the edge of the bed. At that moment, Tang Yu heard a distinct sound of gasping, a sound of pain being suppressed.

"Four... A-Are you alright?" Tang Yu felt a pang of pain just by looking at the scars on Four's body. Unable to bear it, she furrowed her brows and tentatively moved closer to her.

"I'm fine, Yu-An," Four took out a tiny key from her hair. "Come here; I'll unlock them for you."

Tang Yu was momentarily stunned before realizing that Four was referring to the shackles on her body.

The small key quickly unlocked the cold shackles, producing a crisp sound in the room.

Tang Yu felt a sense of joy as her hands and feet regained their freedom, but then she remembered that she might not be able to leave this place, and her mood dampened. "It doesn't matter even if I'm unshackled…"

Four also had a favorable impression of Tang Yu. Tang Yu's genuine nature was something she could never hope to imitate. Thinking of this, she rubbed Tang Yu's head like a caring older sister, "It's okay, I'll take you out."

Four led Tang Yu out of the room. Initially, Tang Yu was somewhat worried about Four, but when she saw the mansion's servants all keeping their heads lowered when they came across Four, she suddenly understood Four's position in Du Yuqing's home.

"Four, aren't you afraid of being discovered by Du Yuqing?" Tang Yu whispered as she leaned closer to this seemingly cold but actually soft-hearted person, unwittingly starting to worry about her.

Du Yuqing? Four paused slightly, wondering if Tang Yu was referring to her mistress's former name. She only knew of Zoe Jones, the name her mistress currently went by.

"It's fine. She took her medication and won't wake up for a while," Four said as she lowered her gaze slightly to conceal her thoughts.

…

In one of the rooms, Four had prepared clothes for Tang Yu and carried the belongings to lead her to the back of the mansion. There was a black car behind the mansion.

Four handed Tang Yu a long black jacket and looked at her attentively, unable to help but smile gently. "You look really beautiful."

At this point, Tang Yu couldn't help but be confused by Four's intentions. Out of curiosity, she asked, "Why did you save me?"

"Because…Mistress can only have me," Four said. "I am enough for her."

Tang Yu trembled all over, startled by the expectation in Four's eyes. "This might be offensive to ask, but...are you..."

Four lowered her head and glanced at Tang Yu, understanding what the girl wanted to ask. However, she did not refute Tang Yu and simply answered, "If Mistress wills for it, then I am. If she doesn't, then I'm not."

The driver urged Four to hurry, looking worried. Four stopped entertaining Tang Yu's curiosity and had her get into the car, saying. "You can trust Carl. He will take you out of this mansion. I've placed your phone in the bag. You can contact whoever you want to reach."

"What about you?" Tang Yu asked with concern as she looked at the person covered in wounds.

Shaking her head, Four responded, "Mistress likes you very much. She doesn't want to hurt you. If possible, please don't blame her. I will do my best to ensure she won't come looking for you again."

Carl was feeling incredibly uneasy. He knew that the owner of this mansion wasn't a nice person, and if they didn't leave soon, they might never be able to leave. So, after seeing Tang Yu getting into the car, he said, "Four, I have to leave. Take care."

When Carl started the car's engine, Four suddenly remembered something and handed an item to Tang Yu through the car window. Then, as the car moved farther away, she finally smiled with relief.

Meanwhile, Tang Yu lowered her head and looked at the item Four had hurriedly placed in her hand.

—It was her silver ring.

…

On one of the window sills of the mansion, a woman wearing a white bathrobe lazily leaned against it, watching the person in black chemise standing at the back of the mansion, the person's pale skin looking particularly eye-catching under the sun.

How bold of her to go out dressed like that, Du Yuqing thought.

Aside from having this thought, Du Yuqing couldn't help but wonder what had gotten into herself. More specifically, she wondered why she didn't feel any anger despite having just discovered the betrayal of someone close to her. She even allowed this person to release Tang Yu without any obstruction.

Regardless...disobedient kittens must be punished.

Despite being under the sun, Four inexplicably felt a chill. Seeing as the car was no longer in sight, she silently turned around and, as if sensing something, looked up toward the upper floor, meeting a pair of teasing eyes.

…

Bang!

A loud noise abruptly echoed in the room, causing Mo Shu's ears to shudder. Sitting up, Mo Shu looked in the front door's direction and heard the sound of anxious footsteps in the corridor outside.

Chen Ci and Mo Shu exchanged a glance, both understanding what had happened.

It would seem that Tang Yu and Yin Zhao-an had finally crossed the hurdle impeding them from getting together.

…

Yin Zhao-an rushed downstairs. The screen of her phone displayed a red dot moving steadily toward her, but her heart was already in pain and on the verge of breaking. Tears also flowed continuously from her eyes.

When she regained consciousness, it was already noon the next day. Even though her hazy mind told her she had a high fever, the moment she woke up and didn't see Tang Yu, she felt like she had already stepped halfway across the boundary of death.

Yin Zhao-an ran while suppressing the urge to bawl, her hands trembling as she looked at her phone. Tears blurred her vision, so she wiped them away and watched the small red dot getting closer and closer to her location.

A moment later, a white sedan came to a stop in front of her with a swoosh. As soon as Yin Zhao-an saw the driver's light green eyes, her whole body bristled with thorns, ready to go up and beat him. It wasn't until the back door opened that her attention shifted from the driver.

"Thank you, Mr. Carl."

Tang Yu expressed her gratitude to Carl as she exited the car. She had already spotted Yin Zhao-an standing at the entrance of the residential area with reddened eyes.

After Tang Yu got out of the car with her clothes in hand, before she could even steady herself, Yin Zhao-an rushed up and tightly embraced her, squeezing her to the point where she could hardly breathe.

Carl indifferently glanced at the two before silently stepping on the accelerator and driving away. Unlike Tang Yu and Four, he still needed to find a safe place to hide for a while.

Meanwhile, Tang Yu responded to Yin Zhao-an's embrace in kind. For some reason, she could feel palpitations and fear coming from Yin Zhao-an, and she felt that these feelings would only disappear if she returned Yin Zhao-an's hug.

"An-An?"

A couple of passersby had already started to give them strange looks, and Tang Yu couldn't help but blush when she noticed this. So, she gently pushed the person leaning on her shoulder, signaling for the other party to conclude their physical intimacy.

However, Yin Zhao-an's following response was not what Tang Yu expected. Suddenly, Yin Zhao-an lifted the hood of Tang Yu's jacket and draped it over them, covering their heads and blocking out all prying eyes.

In the darkness, Tang Yu could hear Yin Zhao-an's slightly heavy breathing and feel her unusually hot breath. Then, before she could process the situation any further, she felt a sudden pain spread on her lips, which was soon followed by the taste of blood permeating her mouth.

When Tang Yu recovered from her initial surprise, she let out a painful whimper. Yin Zhao-an, on the verge of losing control, stopped her aggression when she heard it and exhaustedly leaned on Tang Yu's shoulder, murmuring, "I'm sorry."

Tang Yu could tell something was wrong with Yin Zhao-an. Quickly, she reached out to feel Yin Zhao-an's forehead, the burning hot sensation coming through the back of her hand verifying her suspicions, "You have a fever."

Tang Yu promptly removed her jacket and draped it over her arm. Then, she supported Yin Zhao-an as they walked back to their home, practically forgetting that she had just escaped from danger as she said, "I should have thought of it earlier. How could you suddenly feel drowsy for no reason? You must have had a fever since yesterday."

Even though Yin Zhao-an had a fever, she was very well-behaved and didn't cause too much trouble for Tang Yu. She tried hard to go upstairs by herself, but her hands were simply too weak to even push herself off of Tang Yu's shoulder.

"Stop struggling. Lean on me, and try not to fall," Tang Yu said as she hooked one of Yin Zhao-an's hands around her neck and made a determined effort to support Yin Zhao-an, who was taller than her.

Chen Ci had come out of her house to wait by the staircase a while ago. When she saw Tang Yu struggling to help Yin Zhao-an up the staircase, she hurried over to help out. "What happened?"

"She has a fever," Tang Yu replied promptly.

"Ah Shu, go get the medical kit," Chen Ci called out to Mo Shu, who was still in the house.

When Chen Ci mentioned "medical kit," she was referring to a special medicine that Mo Shu had scammed from the System in the past. The medicine was incredibly effective against fevers.

…

When Mo Shu finished preparing the herbal concoction for Yin Zhao-an, the latter was already on the brink of losing consciousness from her high fever. Because of this, she strongly resisted the warm liquid Mo Shu offered her, and nobody could get her to drink it.

Mo Shu shrugged helplessly and handed the medicine to Tang Yu. When faced with such a stubborn patient, there was one solution that could normally work wonders—feeding mouth-to-mouth.

Not wanting to be a third wheel, Mo Shu dragged Chen Ci out of the bedroom after giving Tang Yu a meaningful wink.